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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Petty Troubles of Married Life, Part First by Honore de Balzac This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Petty Troubles of Married Life, Part First Author: Honore de Balzac Release Date: June 28, 2005 [EBook #6033] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MARRIED LIFE *** Produced by Dagny; and John Bickers PETTY TROUBLES OF MARRIED LIFE PART FIRST BY HONORE DE BALZAC PREFACE IN WHICH EVERY ONE WILL FIND HIS OWN IMPRESSIONS OF MARRIAGE. A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: "Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right." You have expressed a desire to meet this charming creature. Usually, chance interviews are premeditated. And you speak with this object, who has now become very timid. YOU.--"A delightful evening!" SHE.--"Oh! yes, sir." You are allowed to become the suitor of this young person. THE MOTHER-IN-LAW (to the intended groom).--"You can't imagine how susceptible the dear girl is of attachment." Meanwhile there is a delicate pecuniary question to be discussed by the two families. YOUR FATHER (to the mother-in-law).--"My property is valued at five hundred thousand francs, my dear madame!" YOUR FUTURE MOTHER-IN-LAW.--"And our house, my dear sir, is on a corner lot." A contract follows, drawn up by two hideous notaries, a small one, and a big one. Then the two families judge it necessary to convoy you to the civil magistrate's and to the church, before conducting the bride to her chamber. Then what? . . . . . Why, then come a crowd of petty unforeseen troubles, like the following: PETTY TROUBLES OF MARRIED LIFE THE UNKINDEST CUT OF ALL. Is it a petty or a profound trouble? I knew not; it is profound for your sons-in-law or daughters-in-law, but exceedingly petty for you. "Petty! You must be joking; why, a child costs terribly dear!" exclaims a ten-ti
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